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In the years 1920-80 the Mormon Church developed, expanded and refined an architectural program based on the concept of the standard plan. Standard plan buildings were selected, individualized and built for local ward units under the direction of the Church Building Department which created uniform standards of quality and appearance across the worldwide Church and created a tangible link between foreign members and the central Church.

Although functional and financial considerations directed virtually all design decisions and formed the operative basis of the program other elements also determined the nature of the Mormon approach to building. Growth, in the membership, …

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H & V News Dec 1980

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Building Services Engineering

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H & V News Nov 1980

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Building Services Engineering

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Earth Sheltered Housing: An Old Concept Being Refined, Loren F. Duchman Nov 1980

Earth Sheltered Housing: An Old Concept Being Refined, Loren F. Duchman

Graduate Research Papers

Earth sheltered housing has always been used by man throughout the ages. The need to conserve energy has forced man to seek alternative methods of housing that will meet this need. Earth sheltered housing has been in the shadow of above ground structures for many years. Recently the value of earth sheltered housing has been reexamined and a great deal of work has taken place towards the refinement of this old housing concept.

In the process of refining an old concept many new ideas, materials, and problems have surfaced. There have been many trial and error approaches to refinement as …

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H & V News Oct 1980